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Could a common antibiotic increase risk of cardiac death?

Azithromycin is an antibiotic commonly prescribed to patients with ear, nose, and throat infections or bronchitis. One of the reasons for the popularity of azithromycin is that it is believed to have fewer negative side effects than other similar antibiotics. Other antibiotics of the same class as a
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How to wreck your heart

When it comes to your heart’s health, there are some things you can’t control - like getting older, or having a parent with heart disease. But there are many more things you can do to to reduce the chances of sabotaging your ticker. "An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure in this ins
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Positive person, healthier heart

18th April 2012 - Many studies have found depression and anxiety can be bad for your health, now new research is stressing the positive: happier people may have healthier hearts. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health came to their conclusions after looking at more than 200 scientific
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Does moderate drinking help men who’ve had a heart attack?

Many studies have shown that people who drink alcohol in moderation have a lower risk of heart disease and dying early than those who drink none. But it’s less clear how moderate drinking might affect people who already have heart disease. Some research suggests it may be beneficial, but many studie
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Heart attack blood test

22nd March 2012 - New US research shows a promising new blood test may be useful in helping doctors predict who is at risk of an imminent heart attack. It's hoped the test could be developed for use in the next year or two. Deaths from heart and circulatory disease are falling in this country but it
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Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest

20th March 2012 - You need to be in peak fitness to play in the Premier League, which made it all the more shocking for fans when Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapsed from a cardiac arrest on Saturday. The FA Cup tie with Spurs at White Hart Lane was abandoned while Fabrice Muamba was given CPR and def
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Do sugary drinks raise the risk of heart disease in men?

Many studies have shown that regularly drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, such as colas, fruit punches, and lemonades, can lead to weight gain and a raised risk of diabetes. This, in turn, can increase the risk of heart disease. Some research also suggests that drinking these kinds of sweetened bev
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Drugs as good as surgery for stable heart disease

People who have stable angina have blood vessels around the heart that are too narrow. This means the heart doesn’t get enough oxygen and causes chest pain, called angina. You can take drugs to relieve the chest pain and make angina attacks less frequent. But when people get chest pain because the b
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Women's heart attack symptoms different

22nd February 2012 - Chest pain is the main symptom we're told to look out if a heart attack is suspected, but new US research finds that many women - especially those 45 and under - can have a heart attack without any chest pain or discomfort. The Royal College of Physicians says the research highl
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Have you inherited heart disease from Dad?

9th February 2012 - Research led by the University of Leicester may have found why more men than women get heart disease: defects in the male-only Y chromosome that get passed from father to son. The NHS says coronary heart disease is the UK's biggest killer, leading to the deaths of around one in f
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